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Step by Step Winston-Salem Southbound GP9 no. 1501 switches cars on our compact switching layout. Cody Grivno shares how he stripped, detailed, repainted, and decaled this Athearn Genesis model. Bill Zuback photo How to detail, paint, and decal a locomotive One of the chances you take when modeling a small railroad is finding locomotives in the paint scheme you need. There have been an abundance of ElectroMotive Division GP9s produced in HO scale over the years, but never one painted for the Winston-Salem Southbound (WSS). Though we could easily populate our small switching layout with ready-to-run freight cars, we were on our own when it came to a GP9 lettered for the WSS. I started searching for a GP9 that was reasonably close to the WSS prototype. The local hobby shop was out of undecorated models, but it did have an Athearn Genesis GP9 lettered for Burlington Northern. I reasoned that with a bit of work, I could make this model match the WSS prototype. Purchasing the locomotive solved part of the problem. The next step was find- ing decals. A Google search for “Winston-Salem Southbound GP9 decals” led me to the Mask Island Decals website (www.maskislanddecals.com). Set no. 87-107 includes decals for the as-delivered gray scheme and the Atlantic Coast Lineinspired black and yellow. As a BN fan, it was tough to strip Cascade Green paint off the model, but it was in the name of progress. Throw in some detail modifications, a new paint job, decals, and bit of weathering, and the GP9 looks right at home in our little slice of North Carolina. Though this project required a lot of time and patience, I was rewarded with a model not otherwise available. Now we need to find a caboose. 28 www.ModelRailroader.com STEP 1 DISASSEMBLY Put bevel of blade against sill Before I could start work on the Athearn Genesis GP9, I had to take it apart. First, I removed the acetal handrails. Do this carefully so you don’t accidentally trim off the mounting pin at the base of each stanchion. I set the handrails aside until I was ready to paint the model. Next, I separated the shell from the chassis by removing the draft-gear boxes. I removed the shell slowly, as the headlight and rotary beacon wires